monocle, eyeglass
(noun) lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
monocle (plural monocles)
A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
(obsolete) A one-eyed animal.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*cle, n. Etym: [F. See Monocular.]
Definition: An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
